For the purpose of interpreting and applying substantive family law, a special family jurisdiction has been established in the form of courts of first and second instance with exclusive authority in family matters, although the indivisible character of the judiciary has been preserved.
Para la interpretación y aplicación de la normativa familiar sustantiva se erige la jurisdicción especial de familia, a través del establecimiento de tribunales de primera y segunda instancia con competencia exclusiva en materia familiar, sin desconocerse la naturaleza indivisible de la función jurisdiccional. La Ley procesal de familia (art.